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Becky by Sarah May is a thrilling and entertaining journey through the wild and glamorous world of 90s London. This novel follows the exploits of the titular character, Becky Sharp, as she rises to the top of the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper. With her wit and ambition, Becky fearlessly navigates the cutthroat world of tabloid journalism, trading favors and rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. In a time where shoulder pads and crimped hair reign supreme, and supermodels are household names, Becky will stop at nothing to make her mark on the world.

With a sharp and cunning wit, Becky becomes known for her brilliant scoops and sensational stories, making her one of the most sought after journalists of the decade. However, as she becomes more and more involved in the scandalous world of tabloid journalism, she begins to realize that her rise to the top may have come at a cost.

Told with humor and a keen eye for detail, Becky is a delightful gallop through 90s tabloid London. The characters are richly drawn and the stories are compulsively readable. This novel is a must-read for anyone looking for a captivating and entertaining escape into a bygone era.

  • Hardback
  • 432 Pages / Published 26 Jan 2023
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‘Spiky, clever, funny’ – Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters’Brilliant, propulsive . . .

A riot’– Maddie Mortimer, author of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies’A delicious gallop through 90s tabloid London’ – Sam McAlister, author of ScoopsIt’s peak 90s London. Shoulder pads are out, crimped hair is in, supermodels are known by their first names, and Becky Sharp will do anything to escape her past. From mingling with tabloid millionaires to trading favours and fortunes with royalty, she will stop at nothing to reach the top of the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper.

Landing scoop after scoop, Becky ruthlessly carves a place for herself in a society determined to ignore her. These are the biggest stories and scandals of the decade, and she has something to do with every one of them. But Becky may have more in common with the people she writes about than she thinks – what takes a lifetime to build takes only a moment to destroy .

. . ‘A Vanity Fair for the mass-media age’ – The Guardian

Additional information

Weight 530 g
Dimensions 224 × 40 mm
ISBN-13

9781529066913

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Imprint

Picador

Date of Publication

26 Jan 2023

By (author)

Sarah May

Pages

432

Format

Hardback

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